Search Results - "Guikema, Seth D"

Data‐driven predictive modeling in risk assessment: Challenges and directions for proper uncertainty representation by Stødle, Kaia, Flage, Roger, Guikema, Seth D., Aven, Terje

“…Data‐driven predictive modeling is increasingly being used in risk assessments. While such modeling may provide improved consequence predictions and…”
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Parks and safety: a comparative study of green space access and inequity in five US cities by Williams, Tim G, Logan, Tom M., Zuo, Connie T, Liberman, Kevin D, Guikema, Seth D

“…•There is a striking lack of, and inequity in access to, “safe” green space.•Future park access assessments should consider crime in their measures of…”
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Machine learning methods for empirical streamflow simulation: a comparison of model accuracy, interpretability, and uncertainty in seasonal watersheds by Shortridge, Julie E, Guikema, Seth D, Zaitchik, Benjamin F

“…In the past decade, machine learning methods for empirical rainfall–runoff modeling have seen extensive development and been proposed as a useful complement to…”
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Statistical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Seawalls and Coastal Forests in Mitigating Tsunami Impacts in Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures by Nateghi, Roshanak, Bricker, Jeremy D, Guikema, Seth D, Bessho, Akane

“…The Pacific coast of the Tohoku region of Japan experiences repeated tsunamis, with the most recent events having occurred in 1896, 1933, 1960, and 2011. These…”
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Multidecadal increase in North Atlantic coccolithophores and the potential role of rising CO2 by Rivero-Calle, Sara, Gnanadesikan, Anand, Del Castillo, Carlos E, Balch, William M, Guikema, Seth D

“…Calcifying marine organisms will generally find it harder to make and maintain their carbonate skeletons as increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO2…”
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Let the farmer decide: examining smallholder autonomy in large-scale land acquisitions with an agent-based model by Williams, Tim G, Brown, Daniel G, Agrawal, Arun, Guikema, Seth D

“…Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) can facilitate agricultural intensification in low- and middle-income countries, but they frequently dispossess…”
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Simulation of tropical cyclone impacts to the U.S. power system under climate change scenarios by Staid, Andrea, Guikema, Seth D., Nateghi, Roshanak, Quiring, Steven M., Gao, Michael Z.

“…The links between climate change and tropical cyclone behavior are frequently studied but still uncertain. This uncertainty makes planning for climate change a…”
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Protective impacts of household-based tuberculosis contact tracing are robust across endemic incidence levels and community contact patterns by Havumaki, Joshua, Cohen, Ted, Zhai, Chengwei, Miller, Joel C, Guikema, Seth D, Eisenberg, Marisa C, Zelner, Jon

“…There is an emerging consensus that achieving global tuberculosis control targets will require more proactive case finding approaches than are currently used…”
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Land-use changes associated with large-scale land transactions in Ethiopia by Williams, Tim G., Trush, Sadie A., Sullivan, Jonathan A., Liao, Chuan, Chesterman, Nathan, Agrawal, Arun, Guikema, Seth D., Brown, Daniel G.

“…Large-scale land transactions (LSLTs) can precipitate dramatic changes in land systems. Ethiopia has experienced one of the largest amounts of LSLTs in Africa,…”
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Evolution of vulnerability of communities facing repeated hazards by Reilly, Allison C, Guikema, Seth D, Zhu, Laiyin, Igusa, Takeru

“…The decisions that individuals make when recovering from and adapting to repeated hazards affect a region's vulnerability in future hazards. As such, community…”
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Multi-Stage Prediction for Zero-Inflated Hurricane Induced Power Outages by Shashaani, Sara, Guikema, Seth D., Zhai, Chengwei, Pino, Jordan V., Quiring, Steven M.

“…Predicting hurricane power outages facilitates disaster response decision-making by electric power utilities as well as other organizations of critical…”
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Uncertainty in model predictions of Vibrio vulnificus response to climate variability and change: a Chesapeake Bay case study by Urquhart, Erin A, Zaitchik, Benjamin F, Waugh, Darryn W, Guikema, Seth D, Del Castillo, Carlos E

“…The effect that climate change and variability will have on waterborne bacteria is a topic of increasing concern for coastal ecosystems, including the…”
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Reframing Resilience: Equitable Access to Essential Services by Logan, Tom M., Guikema, Seth D.

“…We urgently need to put the concept of resilience into practice if we are to prepare our communities for climate change and exacerbated natural hazards. Yet,…”
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Post-earthquake restoration planning for Los Angeles electric power by Cagnan, Zehra, Davidson, Rachel A, Guikema, Seth D

“…This paper describes the application of a new discrete-event-simulation model of the post-earthquake electric power restoration process in Los Angeles. The…”
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Predicting Thunderstorm-Induced Power Outages to Support Utility Restoration by Kabir, Elnaz, Guikema, Seth D., Quiring, Steven M.

“…Strong thunderstorms have substantial impacts on power systems, posing risks and inconveniences due to power outages. Developing models predicting the outages…”
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An Agent‐Based Model of Evolving Community Flood Risk by Tonn, Gina L., Guikema, Seth D.

“…Although individual behavior plays a major role in community flood risk, traditional flood risk models generally do not capture information on how community…”
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Power outage prediction using data streams: An adaptive ensemble learning approach with a feature‐ and performance‐based weighting mechanism by Kabir, Elnaz, Guikema, Seth D., Quiring, Steven M.

“…A wide variety of weather conditions, from windstorms to prolonged heat events, can substantially impact power systems, posing many risks and inconveniences…”
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Identifying power outage hotspots to support risk management planning by Stødle, Kaia, Flage, Roger, Guikema, Seth D

“…Secure and reliable power systems are vital for modern societies and economies. While there is a focus in the literature on predicting power outages caused by…”
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Improving Hurricane Power Outage Prediction Models Through the Inclusion of Local Environmental Factors by McRoberts, D. Brent, Quiring, Steven M., Guikema, Seth D.

“…Tropical cyclones can significantly damage the electrical power system, so an accurate spatiotemporal forecast of outages prior to landfall can help utilities…”
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Bayesian Belief Networks for predicting drinking water distribution system pipe breaks by Francis, Royce A., Guikema, Seth D., Henneman, Lucas

“…In this paper, we use Bayesian Belief Networks (BBNs) to construct a knowledge model for pipe breaks in a water zone. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the…”
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